"Benjamin Brown, a young orphan boy transplanted from England to America, undergoes harrowing experiences during the political intrigue of the Federalist period. Ben's struggles to exist reveal the bitter social problems of the era."

"In his new book, Gar Alperovitz argues that the first decade of the twenty-first century - challenged by growing economic inequality, the devaluing of civil liberties, and a government unresponsive to the people - is already producing conditions that will force the United States to undergo historic changes." "There have been five major political realignments in American history, from before the Progressive Era to beyond the New Deal. All have occurred...